Lesson Plans - Medium: Painting
Ansel Adams and the Nature of Expressive Portraiture
In this multi-session lesson, students will be introduced to the portraiture work of acclaimed photographer, Ansel Adams. Adams, best known for his black and white landscapes of Yosemite National Park and the California coast, did not confine himself to just one subject area.
Grades: 4, 5, 6
Medium: Drawing, Mixed Media, Painting, Photography, Sculpture
Related Subjects: Visual & Performing Arts
Time: 3 X 50 minute sessions
Ansel Adams, American Artist and Activist
In this multi-session lesson, students will be introduced to the work of acclaimed photographer Ansel Adams. Ansel Adams was a dedicated artist-activist who played a decisive role in the growth of environmental consciousness and in the development of a citizen environmental movement in the United States.
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Medium: Drawing, Painting, Photography, Sculpture
Related Subjects: English - Language Arts, History - Social Science, Science, Visual & Performing Arts
Time: 3 X 50 minute sessions
California Landscape Mural
This one-session lesson deals with the visual art standards of using complementary colors and contrast successfully in an artwork. In this lesson, students will create a collaborative mural of a landscape.
Grades: 4, 5
Medium: Drawing, Painting
Related Subjects: History - Social Science, Visual & Performing Arts
Time: 1 X 90 minute session
Color Chart
In this one-session lesson, students will integrate their knowledge of geometric shapes and measuring to create a chart displaying primary and secondary colors.
Grades: 2, 3, 4
Medium: Painting
Related Subjects: English - Language Arts, Mathematics, Visual & Performing Arts
Time: 1 X 50 minute session
Elements of Visual Art
In this four-session lesson, students will be able to identify the elements of art (line, shape, and texture) in works of art and will sort them into categories.
Grades: K, 1, 2
Medium: Drawing, Painting
Related Subjects: English - Language Arts, Mathematics, Visual & Performing Arts
Time: 2 X 40 minute sessions
